On December 12, the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC) released its Industrial Chemical Industry: Performance Snapshot – Third Quarter of 2017 report. Overall, industrial chemicals experienced stronger performance than for the same period in 2016, but growth was weaker compared to the first half of 2017.

On September 1, the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC) released a new report titled IndustrialChemical Industry: Performance Snapshot – First Half of 2017. Overall, industrial chemicals had a strong first half. In the second quarter, all metrics were up except for railcar loadings, which was down slightly. Data mostly points to the performance being led by improvements in product pricing.

Each year CIAC publishes competitiveness assessments of the business and policy environment for chemical manufacturing in Canada, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec. These scorecards assess and compare the key factors that have influenced the health of the sector in the past year; look at trends; and identify key areas where government and industry can work together to improve competitiveness and ensure growth and jobs for the future.